Mattress



June 1.1, 1957 J. c. GORDON 2,794,991

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United States Patent O MATTRESS Jack C. Gordon, Detroit, Mich., assignorto Gordon-Chapman Company, Detroit, Mich., a corporation of MichiganApplication July 19, 1954, Serial No. 444,090

2 Claims. (Cl. 5--351) This invention relates generally to bedmattresses and box springs and more particularly to an improved mattressor springs having a exible attractive cover wh-ich will not wrinkle. v

It is an object of this invention to provide an improved mattress orsprings in which the yieldable mattress or spring interior is conlinedin an improved cover means which is dustproof, will not wrinkle, andwhich may have a pattern molded therein.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a mattress orsprings of the aforementioned type in which no buttons are necessary toretain the cover against shifting movement, wrinkling or distortion.

It is a still further object of this invention to provide a mattress orsprings in which the cover can be easily and quickly secured around =ayieldable filling material While at the same time the dimensions thereofcan be accurately controlled so that the mattress or springs will be ofthe proper size and shape, will be properly filled, and will not Wrinkleor bulge.

These and other objects of this invention will become apparent from thefollowing detailed description, taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a mattress of this invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the structure illustrated inFigure l, taken along the line 2 2 thereof;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional View of the structure illustrated inFig. 2, taken within the area of the circle 3 thereof; and

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of the structure illustrated inFigure l, taken along the line 4-4 thereof.

Referring now to the drawing it will be seen that only a mattress isillustrated, but the invention Iis equally applicable to box springs orthe like. The mattress includes any `conventional yieldable interior orfilling means shown in the form of coil springs 6, and cotton padding 7above and below the springs. It will, of course, be appreciated that themattress could be lled with other suitable material such as foam rubber,or the like. A mattress cover 9 contines the yieldable springs andpadding, and as shown includes a top portion 11, bottom portion 13 and aside portion 15. The side portion 15 is joined at 17 along a verticalline to provide a closed periphery for the mattress and the top and sideportions 11 and 13 respectively are suitably stitched or otherwiseconnected to the side portion at 19 to provide a complete mattress coverconfining the inner springs and padding. Each of the cover portions 11,13 and 15 includes an inner sheet 21 made of cotton or the like, whichis bonded to the inner surface of a sheet of foam rubber 23. An outercloth sheet 25 -is disposed against the outer face of the sponge rubbersheet 23 and bonded thereto along predetermined paths 27 to provide `anydesired pattern in the outer sheet of the mattress, such as illustratedin Fig. l. The outer sheet 25 may be of any suitable cloth butpreferably is of a knitted material such as rayon or nylon, or asuitable acetate material which will be attractive in ice appearance,smooth inxnish, andi whichwill' not, when sealedorbonded!tottherubber,harden, scar or crack'. 'Ilh'e outer sheet-25i may-bey bond'edj tothesponge rubber by anyf suitablec method; one"` such:` methodi being., tospray the underf side otthe sheet25 with a suitableplastic-and thenpassing the sheet` 252 and` the sponge rubber sheet 23, with the backingsheet 21 already secured thereto, into heated dies having embossed orraised portions which mold the desired pattern in the outer sheet, whileat the same time securing the outer sheet to the sponge rubber sheetalong the mold or pattern lines. Also, with this process the sizes ofthe upper, lower and side portions can be `accurately controlled and thevarious mattress cover portions can be molded to size during the moldingoperation, so that no cutting or sizing -is necessary when the mattressis being assembled. Assembly costs and problems are thus reduced and amore attractive mattress, having the pattern molded therein, can beproduced.

The yieldable interior of the mattress may be either slipped into the.cover or the cover secured around the springs and padding. In anyevent, the cover should be adequately lled so that there will be novoids therein and so that the-outer sheet 25 will be slightly stretchedand thus maintain a smooth surface condition. Due to the use of thesponge rubber sheet and the knitted fabric the entire cover is elasticand can stretch and then recover after stretching so that there will beno wrinkles therein. That is, even after a person lies or sits on themattress, as soon as the weight is removed therefrom the elastic coverwill return to its initial form with no wrinkles or depressions therein.

Furthermore, because of the elastic quality of the cover, no buttons arenecessary to retain the cover in its proper position and againstdistortion, such as is the case with ordinary cotton covers which willnot stretch or recover. Thus, by using an attractive cover having amolded pattern therein which will not wrinkle, the mattress cover can beas attractive as an upholstered piece of furniture and need not alwaysbe lcovered by bed spreads or the like. Furthermore, with the provisionof the sponge rubber in the cover, the cover is dustproof andallergyproof.

Still further, it will be appreciated that companion box springs to amattress of this type may be covered with the cover material previouslyillustrated and described. Thus the mattress of this invention is farmore attractive, more comfortable, and has greater durability and lifethan any heretofore known.

What is claimed is:

1. A mattress or box spring construction, including cover means andyieldable means confined within said cover means, said cover meansyincluding a top portion, a bottom portion, and Ia side wall-likeportion, each of said portions being interconnected to provide acomplete cover means conning sai-d yieldable means, each of saidportions including an outer sheet member, an inner sheet member, and asheet of ilexible material disposed between said inner and outer sheets,said inner sheet member being bonded to one side of said yieldable sheetto provide a backing therefor, said outer sheet member being bonded tothe opposite side of said yieldable sheet along predetermined pressurepaths so as to adhere said outer sheet to said yieldable sheet andprovide a pattern of indented paths on said outer sheet.

2. A mattress or box spring construction including a stretchable andllexible cover means, and yieldable means confined within said covermeans, said cover means including interconnected top, side and bottomportions which define a complete cover means to coniine said yieldablemeans, each of said cover means portions including an outer sheet memberformed of knitted cloth, an inner cloth sheet member and a sheet ofsponge rubber disposed between said inner and outer sheets, said innersheet being bondedto' one side of said spongerubber sheet to provide abacking therefor, said outerl sheet member being bonded to said spongerubber sheet along predetermined paths, which paths are disposed belowthe outer surface of the adjacent unbonded portions of saidl outer sheetmember to provide a pattern on said outer sheet member, said covermeanstghtly confining said yieldable means and providing a exiblemattress cover which will return to its initial position after beingdepressed, such as when supporting a human body or the like.

UNITED STATES PATENTS Binns Jan. 27, 1942 Karpen et al Dec. 15, 1942Cobb Aug. 19, 1947 West Oct. 9, 1951 Millar et al. Dee. 16, 1952

